TRANSPORT & WAREHOUSE MANAGER

First Choice Staff; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the transport and haulage sector is seeking a Transport and Warehouse Manager to oversee operations in Birmingham. The role involves managing a team, ensuring compliance, and driving efficiency. The successful candidate will have a strong background in transport management and will play a key role in enhancing operational performance.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of transport and warehouse operations required.
• Experience in a management capacity within Transport is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily warehouse and transport operations.
• Manage and implement processes to improve productivity.
• Coach and train staff for best customer experience.

Skills

Management

Transport Operations

Coaching

Education

Management CPC

Tools

Transport-related Software

Job description

Transport and Warehouse Manager

Paying up to £50,000 per year, depending on experience.

Monday to Friday, 7am – 4pm.

Based in Central Birmingham.

We are working with a West Midlands-based UK Transport and Haulage organisation who are seeking an experienced Transport and Warehouse Manager.

The role of Transport and Warehouse Manager will oversee the management of daily Warehouse and Transport operations as well as overseeing a team of warehouse workers, transport planners and administrators, and a fleet of drivers, both permanent and agency.

The successful candidate will need to have a Management CPC (National is accepted as a minimum). You will also require comprehensive knowledge of Transport operations, ideally within cross dock or a pallet network environment. Experience in a Management capacity is essential to this role.

Duties of the Transport and Warehouse Manager may include:

• Day-to-day management of drivers, the transport team, warehouse staff and the workshop/mechanics.
• Manage and implement processes to improve and drive productivity and efficiency of operations and staff via reporting, meeting deadlines and KPIs and striving for excellence.
• Coaching and training staff members, including drivers, to ensure a best-in-class customer experience is delivered.
• Overseeing all fleet and vehicle maintenance and management issues are resolved in a timely manner.
• Ensuring compliance at all times to meet company and client expectations.
• Be the main point of contact via the traffic office team for all collections and deliveries.
• Planning effectively to maximise profit and minimise operational cost.

What is required of the Transport and Warehouse Manager:

• Comprehensive knowledge of transport and warehouse operations, including all compliance elements.
• Management CPC (National as a minimum).
• Experience within the pallet network or cross docks operations.
• Experience in a management capacity within Transport.
• Experience in transport-related software.